By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications and Member Engagement Computing research continues to move quickly — and the questions facing the field are only growing in scope, complexity, and consequence. From new directions in AI and data systems to long-term challenges in infrastructure, security, and societal impact, identifying where the field should invest next remains a central task of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC). To support that work, CCC is now accepting nominations for new members of its Council. Why Serve on the CCC Council? For those familiar with CCC’s mission, the CCC Council is where much of the organization’s visioning work takes shape. Council members help surface emerging research […]

  Today marks the end of the following CCC Council member’s terms. We would like to thank each of them for their exceptional dedication and service to CCC and to the broader computing research community, and to highlight some of their most notable accomplishments below:   David Danks, University of California San Diego   David joined the council in 2021 and served on CCC’s Executive Committee. During his time with CCC, David engaged in CCC’s responses to Requests for Information (RFIs) from various government agencies, in total assisting with 26 responses. David also helped organize the Future of Pandemic Prevention and Response workshop and engaged with several CCC-sponsored AAAS sessions. […]

Thank you to everyone who has nominated a colleague or self-nominated themselves for the opportunity to be a CCC Council member for the three-year term beginning July 1, 2024 and concluding June 30, 2027. Read more here. As a reminder, nominations are open through 11:59pm EST on Friday, February 2, 2024.  To nominate someone, please email ccc-nominations@cra.org the following information: Name, affiliation, and email address of the nominee. Areas of research expertise. Previous significant service to the research community and other relevant experience, with years it occurred (no more than *five* items). A curriculum vitae of the nominee (link to webpage is fine). A few sentences about why this candidate […]

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is charged with enabling the pursuit of innovative, high-impact computing research that aligns with pressing national and global challenges. Established in 2006 through a cooperative agreement between the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Computing Research Association (CRA), the CCC provides a voice for the national computing research community, facilitating the development of a bold, multi-themed visions for computing research and communicating that vision to a wide range of stakeholders. To fulfill its mission, the CCC seeks visionary leaders — people with great ideas, sound judgment, and the willingness to work collaboratively to see things through to completion. The Council is composed of 20-24 […]

CCC Council Chair Emerita, Liz Bradley, was interviewed last month for a SpringerNature’s podcast segment on Athlete-scientists. As an Olympian, mathematician and Professor of Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder, Bradley discusses the impact of athletics on personal development, the importance of discipline, and strategies for balancing sports and intellectual pursuits. Bradley first fell in love with the sport of rugby and went on to play on the New England Select team around 1979. She ended up switching to rowing due to a series of concussions that left her unable to play rugby. As a rower, she competed in the World Rowing Championships in 1986 and 1987, finishing fourth […]

The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) recently created a working group on physical resilience. The working group is made up of cyber-security experts from across academia, government and industry with the intent to identify research areas and possible solutions, as well as, advance current approaches to bolstering cyber-physical resilience.  Among the new working group members is former Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Council Member Kevin Fu. Kevin Fu is a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering and the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. Fu served on the CCC Council from 2015-2019. During his time at the CCC, Kevin was […]